Journalism school
[citation needed] In 2007, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named what it terms the Potential Centres of Excellence in Journalism Training in Africa.
These 12 UNESCO Potential Centres of Excellence in Journalism Training in Africa are the Department of Journalism at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria in South Africa (TUT),[2] Mass Communication Department at Makerere University in Uganda,[3] School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University in Grahamstown in South Africa, Department of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, School of Communication, Legal and Secretarial Studies at the Namibia Polytechnic, Mozambican School of Journalism in Mozambique, Centre d'études des sciences et techniques de l'information in Senegal, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, Department of Journalism at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Institut Supérieur de l'Information et de la Communication in Morocco, School of Communication Studies at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa and Ecole Supérieure de Sciences et Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication in Cameroon.
With the rise of the Internet and social media in the past five years there has been increasing demand for journalism schools offering specialized training in the kinds of modern challenges journalists face in the rapidly changing online-media landscape.
The most populous continent is also home to the world's largest democracy and its pace of growth and booming economies have led to a proliferation of media enterprises.
The rise of digital publishing has created newer opportunities for employment and self-employment in the field of journalism and mass communication.
Unlike the rest of the world, print media continues to grow and thrive in India with its over 1.4 billion people.
Dozens of universities and independent institutes provide education for shaping journalism, media and mass communication professionals.
Each public and private university has established separate institute for imparting education in mass communication, journalism and media.
Before 1989, the Hungarian School of Journalism served as a highly selective post-graduate program for well-trained journalists in Hungary.
In Minsk (Belarus), the Institute of Journalism of BSU is one of the leading scientific and educational centers in the sphere of Mass Media in the territory of the former soviet countries.
It possesses a highly respected scientific and pedagogical standard and prepares professionals in mass media for work in Belarus and abroad.
Founded in 1899, the École Supérieure de Journalisme[13] in Paris, France is a claimant for the title of the first journalism school.
It is the oldest school of journalism in Spain and among the top 10 world universities of medium size according to the QS ranking.
Alumni include Sophie Raworth of the BBC, Sky's Dermot Murnaghan and Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
Another well-established course is the highly regarded School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University which was founded in 1970 by Tom Hopkinson.
It was previously owned by Trinity Mirror, and many national newspapers send trainees to take part in at least some PA training within a graduate scheme.
In the United States, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)[34] applies eight standards in evaluating university programs: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diversity and inclusiveness; full-time and part-time faculty; scholarship: research, creative and professional activity; student services; resources, facilities and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes.
The listing shows the bachelor's and professional master's degree programs that were examined during the unit's most recent accreditation review.
[37] Editor & Publisher has presented an unranked list of leading journalism schools,[38] while U.S. News & World Report produces annual lists of the top schools in advertising, print, and other categories based on responses to questionnaires sent to deans and faculty members.
[citation needed] A list based on a variety of resources claims to identify the "ten most popular journalism schools in the United States".
[39] One critic has pointed to the anecdotal nature of much j-school ranking in the absence of effective tracking of journalism graduates' career paths.
[40] In Australia, a ranking of journalism schools has been assembled based on graduating students' assessments of the quality of their courses.
Because of the ruling there are many schools of communications in Colombia where people study to work in mainly enterprises, but not in mass media.
With a grade of "bachelor in social communications" and professional title of journalist, there currently exist more than 30 journalism schools in the country.
[53] Alternative approaches to journalism education were suggested in Jack Shafer's Slate article "Can J-school be saved?
[56] One journalism school in the UK, at the University of Westminster,[57] has established a clearing house where all students are expected to contribute to the development and content of their own education and training using blogs.
[58] A controversial paper to Australia's peak newspaper industry body PANPA (Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association) by Professor John Henningham ("Journalism sold short in media courses") blamed industry lack of interest and university cost-cutting for falling standards in journalism education.
[59] In Canada, Mark Anderson of the Ottawa Citizen has argued the case for teaching business journalism in college rather than on the job.
MacLean argues that education in journalism helps empower members of the public to understand how media work.
